Plate code

WWD Plate Number Meaning: Iwo, Osun

The WWD plate number is registered in Iwo Local Government Area, Osun. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.

Nigerian number plate with the WWD code — Iwo, Osun
A plate issued in Iwo carries the WWD code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

Iwo, administered from Iwo town, registers as WWD. At 7,543 km² it is the largest by area of the Osun districts, holding 191,377 residents at the 2006 census — roughly 25 people to the square kilometre. Its code works like every other: three letters, fixed at registration.

WWD Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the WWD code that our own checks returned data for, most recent first. The make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.

Plate Make Colour Checked
WWD-236AA Mazda s/c Ash
WWD-222AA Honda Accord Blue

No holder name appears here, and none ever will: the Federal Road Safety Corps does not release registration holders to the public, so neither do we.

The District Behind WWD

Local Government Area
Iwo
State
Osun
Headquarters
Iwo
Population
191,377 (2006)
Area
7,543 km²

Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.

What the WWD Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so WWD places the paperwork in Iwo. It does not follow the car afterwards: a vehicle sold across state lines keeps its plate until it is re-registered, which is why a WWD plate away from Osun is a question for the seller rather than a finding in itself.

The letters also say nothing about the holder, the model or the history of the vehicle. Colours and special series are a separate system, explained on the code hub; what the car itself has been through — auction lots, damage, mileage at sale — is recorded against its VIN and travels with the car even when the plate changes.

Questions about the WWD plate number

What does the WWD plate number mean?

WWD is the registration code of Iwo Local Government Area in Osun. A vehicle wearing it was registered there; the three digits after the letters are its serial inside that LGA, and the last two letters are the series.

Which state is a WWD plate number from?

Osun. The code identifies the local government area — Iwo — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Have a whole WWD plate, not just the code?

The lookup takes the full plate and returns the local government area behind it. For the history of the vehicle — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — check it by VIN.